Wireless Issues
High-speed wireless access has been a long time coming. It has been discussed for years, only to disappoint. It has been disappointing because the possibilities are so clear. These are instant infrastructure (no digging), facilities-based bypass of local telephone networks, and mobility. However, all wireless services are confronted by a common set of problems that have hampered the introduction of various wireless services, including cellular telephone.
Real Estate and Transmission Towers
Despite the technology required to make wireless work, wireless is in large part a real estate problem. LMDS and 3G have relatively small footprints, about a few kilometers in diameter. This means that tower and transmitters must be located ...
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